小时候没少挨他打
“He used to wail on me when I was a kid.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我爸就那脾气
“You know his temper.”
小时候 没少挨他打
“He used to wail on me when I was a kid.”
大了打不动了
“Now he can't beat me anymore,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Corporal punishment ('dǎ') was historically viewed as routine parenting in China, often discussed in adulthood with casual acceptance rather than deep resentment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
often; not a few times; frequently
A double negative pattern used in spoken Chinese to emphasize a high frequency or large quantity.
to take a beating; to be beaten
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe physical punishment, particularly by strict parents.